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[[Germany (Manifest Destiny)|Germany]] (German: ''Deutschland''), officially the [[Germany (Manifest Destiny)|German Confederation]] (German: ''Deutscher Bund''), is a | [[Germany (Manifest Destiny)|Germany]] (German: ''Deutschland''), officially the [[Germany (Manifest Destiny)|German Confederation]] (German: ''Deutscher Bund''), is a | ||
Various Germanic tribes have inhabited the northern parts of modern Germany since classical antiquity. A region named Germania was documented before AD 100. In the 10th century, German territories formed a central part of the Holy Roman Empire. During the 16th century, northern German regions became the centre of the Protestant Reformation. During the Napoleonic Wars, Napoleon invaded the Holy Roman Empire and established the Confederation of the Rhine and several other puppet states, although they would initially collapse after Napoleon's loss. However, the idea of German unity arose, and after two confederations and wars with Austria and France, the German Empire was formed in 1871. | |||
== Etymology == | == Etymology == |
Revision as of 00:34, 17 July 2023
German Confederation Deutscher Bund (German) | |
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Flag | |
Motto: "Novus ordo seclorum" (Turkish) "New order of the ages" | |
Anthem: "The Star-Spangled Banner" | |
Capital | Frankfurt |
Largest city | Berlin |
Official languages | German |
Recognised regional languages | Polish, Czech, Slovene, Sorbian |
Ethnic groups (2020) |
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Demonym(s) | German |
Government | Federal semi-presidential constitutional monarchy |
• Kaiser | Elisabeth Charlotte |
• President | Fuat Oktay |
• Channcellor | Ilham Aliyev |
• Assembly Speaker | Mustafa Şentop |
Legislature | Federal Congress |
Reichsrat | |
Reichstag | |
"Independence [from Great Britain]" | |
Population | |
• (2022) estimate | 141,986,000 |
• (2022) census | 142,180,115 |
Calling code | +1 |
ISO 3166 code | DE |
Germany (German: Deutschland), officially the German Confederation (German: Deutscher Bund), is a
Various Germanic tribes have inhabited the northern parts of modern Germany since classical antiquity. A region named Germania was documented before AD 100. In the 10th century, German territories formed a central part of the Holy Roman Empire. During the 16th century, northern German regions became the centre of the Protestant Reformation. During the Napoleonic Wars, Napoleon invaded the Holy Roman Empire and established the Confederation of the Rhine and several other puppet states, although they would initially collapse after Napoleon's loss. However, the idea of German unity arose, and after two confederations and wars with Austria and France, the German Empire was formed in 1871.
Etymology
History
Partition
Cold War
Reunification
Powerhouse
Geography
Politics and government
Administrative divisions
- East Prussia (Königsberg)
- West Prussia (Danzig)
- Pomerania (Stettin)
- Mecklenburg (Schwerin)
- Brandenburg (Berlin)
- Altmark (Magdeburg)
- Saxony (Dresden)
- Silesia (Breslau)
- Posen (Posen)
- Bohemia (Prague)
- Moravia (Brünn)
- Austria (Vienna)
- Carniola (Ljubljana)
- Tyrol (Innsbruck)
- Bavaria (Munich)
- Baden-Württemberg (Stuttgart)
- Lorraine (Strassburg)
- Hesse (Wiesbaden)
- Rhineland (Koblenz)
- Westphalia (Münster)
- Thuringia (Erfurt)
- Hanover (Hanover)
- Schleswig-Holstein (Kiel)
- Frankfurt Federal District (Frankfurt)